68. -ing clauses (feeling tired, I went to bed early)

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joe was playing football. He hurt his knee.

Question 2

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Joe hurt his knee playing football.

Question 3

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You were feeling tired. So you went to bed early.

Question 4

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Feeling tired, I went to bed early.

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Kate is in the kitchen making coffee.

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she is in the kitchen and she is making coffee

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A man ran out of the house shouting.

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Do something! Don’t just stand there doing nothing!

Question 9

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he ran out of the house and he was shouting

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joe hurt his knee playing football

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Did you cut yourself shaving?

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joe hurt his knee while playing football

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Be careful when crossing the road

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Having found a hotel, we looked for somewhere to have dinner.

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Having finished her work, she went home

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After finishing her work, she went home.

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Taking a key out of his pocket, he opened the door

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Feeling tired, I went to bed early. ( = because I felt tired)

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Being unemployed, he doesn’t have much money. (= because he is unemployed)

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Not having a car, she finds it difficult to get around.

= because she doesn’t have a car

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Having already seen the film twice, I didn’t want to see it again.
(=because I had already seen it twice)

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Amy was sitting in an armchair

reading a book.

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Amy was sitting in an armchair. She was reading a book.

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Sue opened the door carefully. She was trying not to make a noise.

Question 25

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Sue opened the door carefully trying

not to make a noise .

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Sarah went out. Sarah went out.

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Lisa was in London for two years. She worked in a bookshop.

Question 28

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Lisa was in London for two years

working in a bookshop.

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Anna walked around the town. She looked at the sights and took pictures.

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Anna walked around the town
looking at the sights and taking
pictures.

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I was watching TV. I fell asleep. I fell asleep watching TV.

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A friend of mine slipped and fell. He was getting off a bus.

Question 33

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A friend of mine slipped and fell

getting off a bus .

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I was walking home in the rain. I got very wet.

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I got very wet walking home in the

rain.

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Laura was driving to work yesterday. She had an accident.

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Laura had an accident driving to

work yesterday.

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Two people were overcome by smoke. They were trying to put out the fire.

Question 39

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Two people were overcome by

smoke trying to put out the fire.

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Hav ing bought our tickets, we went

into the theatre.

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Having had lunch, they continued

their journey.

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Having done the shopping , I went for

a cup of coffee.

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I thought they might be hungry. So I offered them something to eat.

Question 44

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Thinking they might be hungry, I offered them something to eat.

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Robert is a vegetarian. So he doesn’t eat any kind of meat.

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Being a vegetarian, Robert doesn’t eat any kind of meat.

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I didn’t know his email address. So I wasn’t able to contact him.

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Not knowing his email address, I wasn’t able to contact him.

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Sarah has travelled a lot. So she knows a lot about other countries

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Having travelled a lot, Sarah knows a lot about other countries.

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I wasn’t able to speak the local language. So I had trouble communicating.

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Not being able to speak the local

l anguage, I had trouble communicating.

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We had spent nearly all our money. So we couldn’t afford to stay at a hotel.

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Having spent nearly all our money, we couldn’t afford to stay at a hotel.